Marlene Koch Interview on Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy Radio Show: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

We’re trying something new. First we will podcast our show in it’s entirety then we’ll release just the guest interviews during the week. So please click on the PLAY button to listen to Dr. Fitness and the Fat Guy interview Marlene Koch. She is a best selling author who specializes in recipes that are reduced in sugar, fat and calories so you can enjoy all the foods and sweet treats you love – and still eat healthy.

Marlene is a registered dietitian who is the author of the best-selling cookbook series including Unbelievable Desserts and Fantastic Food with Splenda and the recently released Marlene Koch’s 375 Sensational Splenda Recipes. She is also a culinary nutritionist that specializes in delicious food for healthy lifestyles.

Marlene’s energy and ability to translate scientific theories into consumer friendly language has made her a popular food and nutrition speaker for health groups such as the American Diabetes Association. She and Dr Fitness went at it pretty good over the healthfulness of Splenda. Dr Fitness is not a big fan of any artificial sweetener. So it’s nothing personal against Splenda. Marlene obviously feels the benefits of Splenda especially for people with diabetes out weighs any health risks. Which she says has been none. She even said that the CSPI gives Splenda a thumbs up. Listen to them debate and go to Marlene’s website www.marlenekoch.com for all her books and lots of great recipes and information. She even has a newsletter where you can get free Splenda recipes delivered right to your email. There is no denying her ability to make low calorie delicious desserts, drinks and meals. And the Fat Guy gives that a thumbs up!

Dr. Fitness says “Beware” of your intake of Sorbitol and do not go on a “Sorbitol Diet.”  An article in this week’s  (BMJ) warns of the dangers of excess sorbitol intake. The warning comes after doctors came across two patients who had chronic diarrhea, abdominal pain and dangerously excessive weight loss. After lengthy investigations which could not identify why the patients were losing so much weight and had chronic diarrhea and pains, a detailed analysis of eating habits put the problem down to eating too much chewing gum with Sorbitol.

Sorbitol is a laxative which is poorly absorbed by the small intestine. Sorbitol, or glucitol, is a sugar alcohol which our bodies metabolize slowly. Sorbitol can be found in cough syrups, sugar free mints, chewing gum, diet foods, diet drinks and ice creams. Sorbitol occurs naturally in some stone fruits and berries from trees of the Sorbus genus. Apples and pears also have natural amounts of sorbitol.

One of the patients, a 21-year-old woman, had been eating the equivalent of 18-20g of sorbitol each day. The average stick of gum has about 1.25g sorbitol - so, she was chewing through 15-18 sticks of gum each day. The other patient, a 46-year-old man, was chewing about 20 sticks of sorbitol-containing gum plus approximately 200g of sweets (candy) each day - his total sorbitol daily intake was about 30g, the authors wrote. As soon as sorbitol intake was stopped, both patients started having normal bowel movements (diarrhea subsided) and normal weight gain was achieved.

 

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On tonight’s show Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy get the skinny about hundreds of recipes that are reduced in sugar, fat and calories from Marlene Koch. Her recipes let you enjoy all the foods and sweet treats you love – and still eat healthy.

Marlene Koch, RD, is the author of the best-selling cookbook series including Unbelievable Desserts and Fantastic Food with Splenda and the recently released Marlene Koch’s 375 Sensational Splenda Recipes. She is a registered dietitian and culinary nutritionist who specializes in creating delicious food and drinks for healthy lifestyles.

As a nutrition educator Marlene’s energetic and consumer friendly style has made her a seasoned and popular food and nutrition speaker for health groups such as the American Diabetes Association. She and Dr Fitness went at it over the healthfulness of Splenda. Dr Fitness is not a big fan of any artificial sweetener. Marlene obviously feels the benefits of Splenda especially for people with diabetes outweighs any health risks. Which she says has been none. She even said that the CSPI gives Splenda a thumbs up. The Fat Guy loved egging them on and you will enjoy listening to them debate. Please go to Marlene’s website www.marlenekoch.com for all her books and lots of great recipes and information. There is no denying her ability to make low calorie delicious desserts, drinks and meals.

We also had on one of our favorite regulars, John Biggs editor of CrunchGear. He just got back from CES the Consumer Electronics Show and he reported his findings to us. There weren’t that many fitness gadgets to share. But he told us some great Las Vegas trade show stories and that’s always fun. Some gadgets he did mention were: Garmin’s 405 ForeRunner and Yamaha’s BodyBeat. And he had a tip for iTunes users about sorting your music by beats per minute. Check out his blog at www.crunchgear.com
We also got to learn all about positive parenting from Dr Kerby Alvy. Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy can use all the parenting tips we can get.

Dr. Alvy is a clinical child psychologist and internationally respected authority on parenting and parent training. He is the Executive Director and Founder of the Center for the Improvement of Child Caring which is famous for creating model parent training programs. He is also the Founder and a Founding Board Member of the National Effective Parenting Initiative. Dr. Alvy is a prolific author of books and articles on parenting, parent training, child development, and child abuse prevention, as well as authoring and co-authoring parenting education programs and seminars. Tonight he talked about the topic of childhood obesity form his his book The Positive Parent. Raising Healthy, Happy and Successful Children Birth- Adolescence. Dr. Alvy said that dealing with a child struggling with being overweight or obesity usually requires some professional help. And that the parent has to deal with their own feelings regarding weight and their child’s weight in order to be successful. And he emphasized the importance of the parents role modeling a physically active lifestyle and healthy eating. His segment was filled with parenting tips and advice about losing weight and also eating disorders. Please go to his website for more information and all his books www.kirbya.com

Then we had Rachael the Intern who scoured the internet to find these cutting edge workout classes. First she talked about the Circus Workout. Then she told us all about the Bride Workout. And she ended with the Fat Guy’s favorite Swing Set Fitness class. Rachael has been a great help with our MySpace and Facebook pages. So check us out there and please be our friends.

Hot mom, Kathie Larkin was back in the studio lending her thoughts and laughter. She even started a new segment where she asks Dr Fitness a tough question about something in the news. Tonight she asked him what he thought about eating cloned meat. Be sure to check out Kathie’s website www.getkathie.com. Also check out her hosting skills on www.RealSavvyMoms.com.

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Stuart is today’s big winner. Congratulations on being the latest member of Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy’s Partner Power Online Weight Loss Program to win an exercise dvd. Stuart has won Men’s Health 15 Minute Workout.

Members of the Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy’s online weight loss support community are automatically entered to win prizes for logging their food, logging their exercises, posting on the message boards, etc. A lot of the great weight loss experts and fitness superstars that have appeared on the Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy radio show have kindly donated books, dvds and gadgets for us to giveaway to our members in order to keep them motivated, inspired and compliant on their exercise program. So keep posting everybody and you might be the next winner. We will be giving away prizes every day.

Ted has won an exercise dvd today so I now expect him to stop emailing me and asking me if he will ever win. Congratulations on being the latest member of Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy’s Partner Power Online Weight Loss Program to win an exercise dvd. Ted has won Carol Argo’s Anti-Aging Method Total Body Workout.

Members of the Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy’s online weight loss support community are automatically entered to win prizes for logging their food, logging their exercises, posting on the message boards, etc. A lot of the great weight loss experts and fitness superstars that have appeared on the Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy radio show have kindly donated books, dvds and gadgets for us to giveaway to our members in order to keep them motivated, inspired and compliant on their exercise program. So keep posting everybody and you might be the next winner. We will be giving away prizes every day.

After sitting on the results of a study that could cause a negative impact on stock prices, Merck and Schering-Plough Pharmaceuticals, finally released data for the ENHANCE trial, testing the effect of Vytorin (ezetimibe and simvastatin combined) against an older drug, now available in generic form, Zocor (simvastatin alone). Unfortunately, the data showed that the combination drug Vytorin, which is quite expensive, was no better at reducing artery clogging than the older and cheaper statin.

720 patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (inherited high cholesterol from one of their biological parents) participated in the ENHANCE study. Over the two years of the study, there was no significant difference in the ability of the two drugs to slow the growth of plaque in carotid arteries supplying blood to the brain.

The American College of Cardiology said patients should not stop taking the drug on the basis of these results, the situation is not urgent, and they should talk to their doctor about any concerns they have. More research is needed before firm conclusions can be made about the risks and benefits of statin alone versus statin plus ezetimibe, said the ACC. The American College of Cardiology said in a press release that “major clinical decisions not be made on the basis of the ENHANCE study alone”.

What I find interesting is the fact that the two year drug study ended in April 2006. January 16, 2008 we receive the results? In the words of John McEnroe “You cannot be serious!!!!!” According to a report by Reuters news agency, Congress is planning to investigate how the two companies handled the release of the study’s results, calling the delay a “suspiciously long time”.

Ivy is today’s big winner. Congratulations on being the latest member of Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy’s Partner Power Online Weight Loss Program to win an exercise dvd. Ivy has won Keli Roberts Time Saver Workouts exercise dvd.

Members of the Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy’s online weight loss support community are automatically entered to win prizes for logging their food, logging their exercises, posting on the message boards, etc. A lot of the great weight loss experts and fitness superstars that have appeared on the Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy radio show have kindly donated books, dvds and gadgets for us to giveaway to our members in order to keep them motivated, inspired and compliant on their exercise program. So keep posting everybody and you might be the next winner. We will be giving away prizes every day.

Kathy has won an exercise dvd and she had doubts that she would ever win anything. Congratulations on being the latest member of Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy’s Partner Power Online Weight Loss Program to win an exercise dvd. Kathy 10 Minute Solutions tone Trouble Zones with Amy Bento.

Members of the Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy’s online weight loss support community are automatically entered to win prizes for logging their food, logging their exercises, posting on the message boards, etc. A lot of the great weight loss experts and fitness superstars that have appeared on the Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy radio show have kindly donated books, dvds and gadgets for us to giveaway to our members in order to keep them motivated, inspired and compliant on their exercise program. So keep posting everybody and you might be the next winner. We will be giving away prizes every day.

Jennifer is today’s exercise dvd winner. Congratulations on being the latest member of Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy’s Partner Power Online Weight Loss Program to win. Tim has won Fat Burning Fusion by Ellen Barrett.

How awesome is it that members of the Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy’s online weight loss support community are automatically entered to win prizes just for logging their food, logging their exercises, posting on the message boards, etc. A lot of the great weight loss experts and fitness superstars that have appeared on the Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy radio show have kindly donated books, dvds and gadgets for us to giveaway to our members in order to keep them motivated, inspired and compliant on their exercise program. So keep posting everybody and you might be the next winner. We will be giving away prizes every day.

Tim is today’s big winner. Congratulations on being the latest member of Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy’s Partner Power Online Weight Loss Program to win an exercise dvd. Tim has won Men’s Health 15 Minute Workout.

Members of the Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy’s online weight loss support community are automatically entered to win prizes for logging their food, logging their exercises, posting on the message boards, etc. A lot of the great weight loss experts and fitness superstars that have appeared on the Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy radio show have kindly donated books, dvds and gadgets for us to giveaway to our members in order to keep them motivated, inspired and compliant on their exercise program. So keep posting everybody and you might be the next winner. We will be giving away prizes every day.